Contributing to PHP's Core

Even wanted to contribute to PHP's Core? This is your time! From tests to a new function, PHP is open for new contributors. Fixing bugs, document things, cleanups, refactorings, or even new small functions. In this talk, we're gonna see how the `is_countable` function was made, and what we can learn from that.

Video: https://youtu.be/8BTxmPppPeQ

Transcript

1. PHP Internals: coding for the Core by Gabriel Caruso phpCE 2018
2. Who am I? • Backend Developer at Leroy Merlin BRAZIL • PHP enthusiastic • PHPSP member • OSS contributor • Refactor/Talker/Stickers/ELEPHANTS lover
3. Agenda Background- Where is PHP source code? - Building the Core - Coding a new function for PHP - Writing tests for PHP’s Core - Conclusion -
4. Background
5. Background
6. Background
7. Background
11. Background
12. Where’s the PHP’s Core?
13. https://git.php.net
14. https://github.com/php/php-src
15. How do we “use” the Core?
22. Let’s code a function for PHP
23. Couple of PHP’s Core stuff before we move on - .h files are the “””Interfaces””” of the .c files - C has macros, that we can understand as helper functions - C compiles the changed code every time we change it - Zend Parse Parameters (ZPP)
24. https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#php-source-code-directory-structure
26. Writing tests for PHP - .phpt files are test files of php-internals - They are written in PHP - They have they on unique structure
28. Thank you